THE SYMPTOMS OF HFMD (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease)

Do you know that Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) may cause all the following signs and symptoms or just some of them ?

• Fever
• Sore throat 
• Not feeling well 
• Painful, red, blister-like lesions on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks
• A red rash, without any irritation but sometimes with blistering, on the palms, soles, and sometimes on the buttocks
• Always happen among the infants and toddlers
• Poor appetite

How long it takes for the symptoms to appear ?

• Fever, loss of appetite, runny nose, and sore throat can appear 3 to 5 days after exposure
• A blister-like rash on the hands, feet and in the mouth usually develops 1 to 2 days after the initial symptoms

Where does hand, foot, and mouth disease symptoms start to show up?

• Usually begin as small red spots
• Often in back of mouth and can become painful
• Also appear on knees, elbows, buttocks or genital area
• Virus that causes hand, foot and mouth diseases can live in a person's body for weeks, even after symptoms disappear

Can a person get HFMD again ?

• Older children's and adults can get it too
• If a person ever gets HFMD, it is possible for the people to get the disease again
• This is because HFMD caused by several different viruses
• When someone get HFMD they develop immunity or we called as protection of our body to the specific virus that caused infection

Foods that we can eat when having HFMD :

• Eggs
• Coconut water
• Soup 
• Papaya 
• Greek yogurt with honey
• Watermelon 
• Porridge or Congee
• Tofu
• Ice Cream
• Mashed Potato